Chapter 14 The bamboo leaves are growing lightly, and you smell so good.
Luo Shu slept restlessly that night. She dreamed she had turned into a sour little orange, sunbathing day after day, waiting for someone to pick it. One day, Fang Qingzhuo passed by, scrutinizing her with a critical eye before decisively letting go and reaching for another orange on the tree. His expression seemed to say, "This looks sour!" She was so anxious that she opened her mouth.
"I'm very sweet."
After the roar, Luo Shu woke up from the bed with cold sweat on her forehead. Recalling the weird dream scene, she repeatedly comforted herself in her heart that dreams are the opposite.
After getting up and washing up, I found that only Yaya and her mother were painting wax at home. I hurriedly said hello and ran out to look for Fang Qingzhuo.
My foot hasn't crossed the threshold.
"Are you going to see your boyfriend?"
Luo Shu turned around in confusion.
Yaya's mother said kindly, "He and Yaya's father are out. Let me tell you."
The rest of the story is automatically omitted. Luo Shu was completely bewildered by the word "your boyfriend" and leaned against the door frame, embarrassed: "Not... my boyfriend."
Yaya's mother acted like she was a "everyone went through this age" and skillfully drew patterns on the cloth with a wax knife while saying earnestly, "That will be soon too."
On the other side, Fang Qingzhuo, led by Master Tang, visited the Nuo Hall in the village which was specially set up for worshiping gods and praying for blessings. On his way back home, he passed by a bamboo forest. The wind that blew through the forest and blew leaves brought him a series of childish "Dad" sounds, which startled the birds resting in the forest and fluttered their wings and flew away.
He glanced over and saw little Yaya jumping and skipping towards them in the lead, with Luo Shu, who had come uninvited, next to her, and a big white dog wagging its tail following behind.
Master Tang needed to saw some bamboos to weave some small items, so the four of them and the dog stayed in the woods for a while longer.
Fang Qingzhuo leaned against a thick bamboo with his chest folded, while Luo Shu and Yaya squatted on the ground to study various wild mushrooms. The adults and children would have academic exchanges from time to time, and would be polite to each other, such as saying that the mushrooms you picked are more beautiful.
Because the two people's business promotion was too noisy, Fang Qingzhuo felt it was too noisy and moved away.
Her shoes made a clacking sound as they stepped on the withered yellow leaves. Luo Shu followed the sound and glanced at Fang Qingzhuo. Fang Qingzhuo was left with only his lonely back. After she had settled Yaya down and was leaving for her father, she hurried to catch up with him. "Fang Qingzhuo, I just learned batik from Yaya's mother. We're learning really fast. I'll give it to you once I'm done dyeing."
Fang Qingzhuo looked at her and always felt that Luo Shu was a little forgetful of the beatings, as if she had lost the memory of being swept out of the car by him last night.
He refused: "No."
"You don't want it without even looking at it?"
"I don't want anything related to you." Fang Qingzhuo spoke sharply as always.
Seeing that he was upset for no reason again, Luo Shu softened her tone unconsciously: "Who made you unhappy again?"
Fang Qingzhuo was amused by her self-inflicted stupidity and couldn't help but scold her softly, "Who else could it be besides you? Can you have a little self-awareness? I've put up with you for so long."
The loathing that was so close to her overlapped with the scenes in her dream, like a basin of cold water poured from head to toe. In a trance, Luo Shu realized belatedly: "You... are bothering me?"
Fang Qingzhuo's expression turned serious, and he said bluntly, "Well, I'm annoyed that you're very proactive and casual, and you can get close to anyone."
Luo Shu pursed her lips: "Is this how I look to you?"
Fang Qingzhuo still stared at her with half his eyelids half closed. If you ask him what Luo Shu is like in his mind, the label would definitely be someone who accepts everyone and is a complete liar.
"That's right." These two simple and clear words decisively convicted her of the crime.
The two looked at each other in the floating air.
Receiving his cold gaze and answer, Luo Shu consciously took two steps back, kept a distance, lowered her head in silence, looked down at the black soil on the ground, and reflected on the negative impact caused by her various actions.
That wasn't her intention. She really didn't want to bother him...
A strong wind blew past, bending the bamboo poles one after another, blowing her skirt in disorder, and also making her hanging heart sway left and right.
As she was blaming herself, a staccato rustling sound caught her attention. A green snake, its tongue lolling, lurked deep within the lush bamboo forest. It was invisible without a closer look, as if it had been waiting for its chance. With incredible speed, it slithered towards Fang Qingzhuo's legs. Seeing this, Luo Shu rushed forward without a second thought, extending her hands and violently pushing Fang Qingzhuo away.
"There's a snake."
Fang Qingzhuo staggered half a step, just avoiding the fangs of the green snake.
Snakes are creatures with a strong desire for revenge. If they fail to get what they want, they will instantly twist their bodies to adjust their direction and bite the culprit.
At this time, Fang Qingzhuo also discovered the attacker, a slender green snake. Seeing it sticking out its tongue, gathering itself, and running straight towards Luo Shu with its mouth wide open, he thought to himself that something was wrong. He quickly picked up a wooden stick and hit the snake's head hard. After hitting it, he picked it up and sent it flying two or three meters away.
Dabai smelled danger and ran over, barking, while catching the green snake, biting it in his mouth and shaking it wildly until it was completely unable to move.
The little green snake received the lunch box, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, Luo Shu felt a sharp pain in her ankle, so painful that she gasped.
At the same time, Fang Qingzhuo also noticed her strangeness and asked her with a frown, "What's wrong with you?"
Luo Shu was still a little confused, and murmured uncertainly: "It seems, I was bitten."
Fang Qingzhuo's face turned pale when he heard that. He helped her find a stone to sit down, and half-squatted to grab her ankle to check the wound. His palm was cold. Luo Shu reflexively wanted to pull back, but he held her tightly. After seeing the two tooth marks, Fang Qingzhuo's expression became solemn.
Luo Shu also saw the two bloody holes and pouted pitifully: "Is it poisonous?"
Fang Qingzhuo said nothing.
The showdown words spoken not long ago still echoed in Luo Shu's ears: "Fang Qingzhuo, go away. I won't bother you anymore."
As she said this, she tried to pull back the left foot that he was holding, but found that she couldn't move it at all.
Fang Qingzhuo stared at the bleeding wound: "I have a way."
Seeing that he was not about to let go, Luo Shu asked without thinking: "Are you going to suck it out for me with your mouth?"
Even at this time, she still had the mind to joke. The most ridiculous thing was that Fang Qingzhuo vaguely heard some anticipation in her voice.
"You've been obsessed with watching TV shows, right? Can you please have some scientific knowledge? This is a bamboo green snake, a venomous snake, a famous venomous snake. I'm sucking it out of you. Don't you know it will increase your blood circulation? At the very least, you'll be hospitalized, and at the worst, you'll have to have your limb amputated."
He kept on giving in, but still held her ankle tightly with his hands to prevent the disease from spreading.
Unsure if it was a psychological effect, Luo Shu began to feel weak all over. She gradually became afraid, and her voice trembled. "Fang Qingzhuo, am I going to die? I'm not even 20 yet, and I haven't cleared out the new items in my shopping cart, and I haven't spent the New Year's money saved on my card."
Fang Qingzhuo rarely interrupted her nonsense. He just looked up at her and assured her, "No, I'm here."
The haze in her heart immediately dissipated, and Luo Shu evaded the question: "I have hidden something from you, and I must confess."
Her sudden confession made Fang Qingzhuo feel inexplicably unsure: "I won't listen. I'll tell you next time."
"I lost your lighter."
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Master Tang rushed over after hearing Dabai's cry and glanced at the dead bamboo snake on the ground. He asked, "Are you bitten?"
"Yeah." Fang Qingzhuo pulled out the rope from his hood and quickly tied it above the bite site. "Master Tang, where's the nearest hospital that can give me a shot of serum?"
"There's one in the town's hospital. A fellow villager got a shot here after being bitten by a snake," Master Tang added. "It's less than 30 kilometers away."
That wasn't too far. Fang Qingzhuo calculated the arrival time in his mind and planned how to shorten it as much as possible. He turned around and bent his back: "Come up."
Luo Shu was stunned, staring at the two slightly protruding shoulder blades on the man's back. He usually wanted to glare at her when he spoke to her. Fang Qingzhuo, who was still annoyed with her a few minutes ago, was now being humble to her.
After three or four seconds, Fang Qingzhuo still hadn't waited for anyone to come up. Although he didn't know what she was arguing about, he still patiently urged her, "Do you still want to keep your legs and spend money lavishly?"
Sure enough, Luo Shu no longer hesitated and immediately climbed onto his neck.
He stood up on his back, as light as a feather, and instructed Master Tang: "Master Tang, please help contact the hospital to prepare the serum in advance. We will be there soon."
The car stopped at the village entrance at the foot of the mountain. Fang Qingzhuo, carrying Luo Shu on his back, hurried down the mountain, not daring to go too fast or too slow. Unconsciously, a layer of sweat broke out on his back. In contrast to his inexplicable nervousness, Luo Shu was the opposite. From his current perspective, he noticed that the person on his back was swinging his legs leisurely.
The first thought that popped into my mind was not to scold, but to advise: "Stop shaking your legs."
At this juncture, Luo Shu could still laugh: "Don't worry, I'm shaking my other leg."
Fang Qingzhuo was speechless.
Luo Shu smelled the reassuring scent emanating from him, tightened her arms around his neck, and called out to him, "Fang Qingzhuo."
Fang Qingzhuo responded: "Hmm?"
"You shouldn't be mad at me anymore, right? I swear, on my own integrity, I'm not the type to take the initiative with just anyone I meet." Afraid he wouldn't understand, "What I mean is, I only act this way with you. If you don't like it, I'll change."
After a moment of silence, Fang Qingzhuo sighed softly, "You talk so much, aren't you afraid of dying now?"
Luo Shu leaned on his shoulder and shook her head: "I'm not afraid anymore."
Ever since he said, "He's here," I'm no longer afraid.
Although she was no longer afraid of death, Luo Shu was inevitably frightened when she arrived at the town hospital for an injection. Fang Qingzhuo rushed to the hospital at lightning speed, overtaking and cutting in line. After an examination, it was found that the snake was poisonous and fortunately it had just bitten her and the venom had not been injected yet.
Just in case, the serum will be injected and the IV drip will be continued.
As the second injection was about to be given, Luo Shu hid beside Fang Qingzhuo. She popped her head out several times to peek and see if the injection had been given, but then retracted it as if she was afraid of the pain. Her free hand tightly grasped his sleeve, and she forced herself to close her eyes. Finally, out of curiosity, she opened one eye and peeked through the gap to see where the probe tip was.
Fang Qingzhuo looked down at her, a smile flashing in his eyes. He was both naive and playful. He took a small step to the side, blocking her view with his body. It was an obvious gesture of protection, but he himself was not even aware of it.
After injecting the serum, she still needed to receive a few bottles of fluid. Only after Fang Qingzhuo repeatedly assured her that he would not leave alone did Luo Shu lie down on the bed to rest.
As the night deepened, Fang Qingzhuo's tension finally relaxed. He looked up at the last bottle of IV drip on the stand, watching the last drop of transparent liquid drop tremblingly. Then he went out to call the nurse.
He glanced at his watch. It was half past ten. Fang Qingzhuo yawned. It looked like he'd have to stay here for the night. The simple ward had three single beds. The wards in town weren't as good as those in big cities, so few people stayed overnight year-round. The sheets and bedding were even less frequently changed and washed.
Enduring the discomfort, he turned off the only ceiling light and lay down with his clothes on. He crossed his arms under his head and tilted his head to look at Luo Shu in the next bed.
Fang Qingzhuo was very surprised that she could save him today regardless of past grudges.
Unconsciously, I was a little mesmerized by the sight.
The moonlight came in through the window, casting a gentle and generous light on her profile. Her long hair was spread out on the pillow. Her breathing was steady, and she slept very comfortably, so comfortably that she mumbled to herself.
The two beds were less than an arm's length apart. Fang Qingzhuo leaned over to listen and heard something like "you are jealous, your whole family is jealous". The incoherent dream talk that followed made his ears feel hot.
"Fang Qingzhuo, you smell so good."
The dark night flowed silently, the full moon appeared and disappeared, the whole world was swallowed up by the darkness, and Fang Qingzhuo was also trapped in this thick night.
He kept his sidelong glance and gave a wry smile to himself. He had clearly figured it out last night, so what happened tonight?
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